Green Goddess Pasta Sauce with Green Pea Pasta

Ingredients

200g baby spinach leaves

50g Macadamia nuts

50g grated Parmesan or 3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast

zest of 1 lemon

juice of 1 lemon

50g basil leaves or rocket

1 x 400g tin white beans, drained or 240g cooked beans. e.g. butter beans

pinch of salt

340g green pea pasta

Optional: macadamia nuts, basil, lemon zest and olive oil to garnish

Method

1. Heat a pan of simmering water on the hob. Add the spinach and cook gently until wilted. This will only take 1-2 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside in a sieve, retaining the water for the pasta.
2. When the water is simmering, add 1 teaspoon of sea salt and your choice of pasta. Cook according to the pack instructions before draining.
3. Add all of the Green Goddess Sauce ingredients to a food processor and process for 1-2 minutes until well combined and smooth. Adjust seasoning to taste, adding some extra lemon juice if desired.
4. Pop the drained pasta back into the pan and add the sauce and allow to warm through, without further cooking.
5. Pour the pasta into a large bowl and garnish with basil leaves, macadamia nuts, lemon zest and an optional glug of olive oil.